Risky Behaviors and Life Status as Risk Factors for Spontaneous Abortion

Background: the health outcomes of an individual depend on his /her life position. objectives: the purpose of the present paper aimed to study spontaneous abortion (as a high risk factor among rural pregnant) due to their life status. patients and methods: the study was conducted among 40 young rural pregnant women, 12 to 20 years old by implementing a questionnaire during 2012 to 2013 in four villages in southeast of iran. the women were exposed to high-risk factors such as shortage or lack of drinking water, high pressure electric power sources and chemicals released from burning gas both from cooking and cars as a fuel. the data were collected from the pregnant women coming into clinics. results of the t-test and chi-square identified significant (p < 0.05; 95% ci) and adjustment for birth variables. results: the findings revealed that pregnant women were without spontaneous abortion (100%) in villages of iranshahr; while the pregnant women in sarbaz villages experienced spontaneous abortion (30%). the houses were built from brick (80%), wood (15%) and fiber (5%) in villages of iranshahr district; and from brick (45%), and stone (55%), in villages of sarbaz district. twenty percent of residents in the villages of iranshahr were exposed to high-risk situations, while none in sarbaz villages. although all villages had 100% electric power source, pregnant women had 95% and 20% piped drinking water in villages of iranshahr and sarbaz, respectively. no houses in both villages were equipped with the gas fuel system. conclusions: the findings suggest that a completely programmed surveillance program should be undertaken to implemented remedy in environmental shortages for pregnant rural women.